Saturday, May 13, 2000

GET TO IT

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A guide to help make your day

       

GOING OUT
        Appalachian Festival: Mountain-style crafts, six stages of non-stop entertainment, more, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. today at Coney Island. Catch instrumentalist Norman Blake at 6:30 p.m. $1-$5. 984-5474.

        Pepsi Jammin' on Main: The annual super-size music fest continues 6-11:45 p.m. today in the Main Street Entertainment District. Three stages will feature non-stop acts with headliners Indigo Girls, Kool & the Gang and BR5-49 starting about 10 p.m. $10. 562-4949.

        At Convention Center: Cincinnati Gem, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry Sale and Show begins 10 a.m.-7 p.m. today at Albert B. Sabin Convention Center. Continues 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. $1-$5. 575-1990.

        Cincinnati Boychoir: The crowd-pleasing vocalists perform a 35th Anniversary Gala Concert 7:30 p.m. today13 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 326 Madison Ave., Covington. $5-$8. 396-7664.

        Art opening: Russian painter David Miretsky and his daughter Anya Miretsky will attend the opening of a retrospective of their work 11 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Closson's, 401 Race St., downtown. 762-5510.

STAYING IN
        TV picks: The Pretender winds up the season (and possibly the series) with a two-hour special (8 p.m., Channels 5, 22), while Sammo Hung faces the same uncertainty in the Martial Law finale (9 p.m., Channels 12, 7).

        ãTV Critic John Kiesewetter also recommends Frankie Muniz (Malcolm in the Middle) as a wheelchair-bound boy who races soap box derby cars in Miracle in Lane Two (7:30 p.m. and 9:10 p.m., Disney Channel).

HOT TIX
        Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today for:

        ãPearl Jam's Aug. 20 show at Riverbend. $33.50 and $29.50, plus $2.50 parking per ticket, plus applicable Ticketmaster charges.

        ãBela Fleck & the Flecktones' Aug. 17 outdoor concert at Annie's Riverside Saloon, Columbia Tusculum. $20 in advance, plus service charges.

        ãRobin Trower's July 5 appearance indoors at Annie's. $10.

        Tickets for the above shows will be available at Ticketmaster outlets, by phone (562-4949) and online (www.ticketmaster.com).

PLANNING AHEAD
        24 hours out: Grailville Education and Conference Center's Mother's Day Brunch will have seatings 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, 932 O'Bannonville Road, Loveland. $5-$12. Reservations requested. 683-2340.

        48 hours out: Acoustic performer Richard Gilewitz gives a free guitar workshop, 7 p.m. Monday at Midwest Music, 5024 Montgomery Road, Norwood. 631-8318.

        72 hours 'til Tuesday: Washington newscaster and writer Jim Lehrer signs his latest war novel The Special Prisoner, 7 p.m., at the Open Book, 8537 Winton Road, Springfield Township. 931-4433.

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